Approved Code No. 347-Supplement No. 43 Registry o. 1399-48 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

SUPPLEMENTARY 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

SAW MILL MACHINERY 

INDUSTRY 

(A Division of the Machinery and Allied Products Industry) 

AS APPROVED ON OCTOBER 11, 1934 

WE DO OUR PAR't 

r • ; 0 ~ 

UNITED STATES 

GOYERNMENT PRINTI rG OFFICE 

WASHINGTON: 1934 

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Approved Code No. 347-Suppl ment o. 43 

SUPPLEMENTARY CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

SAW MILL MACHINERY INDUSTRY 

As Appro ed on October 11, 1934 

ORDER 

\.PPR nx UPPLE:'IIEXT.A 1 I" lff ODE F ➔ .\IR ::nrETITI _ - FOR TH:c Aw 

::.\IrLL ::\I.\.CI-HXERY LTD 

A mn ·ro_ - F THE }IA 11IX ERY A~ ~o .\.LLIED PROD ~en; IXffC.'TRY 

An appli ation 1 aYing been Lluly ma 1 pursuant to nn l in full 

·omplianc:e with the pro-vi ·i n of Titl I of the X ational Inclu trial 

Recoyery Act, approYecl June 161 193', for ap1 roYa l of n. upplementa l 1

ocle of Fair Competition fur the Saw ~lill )Iachinery Sub livi-

. ion of .1. I achinery and Allied Product · In lu try, an l hearing ha-ring 

b en hel 1 ther n an l the anu ~xe 1 repor on .~aic1 npplemental 

Co le contv.ining finding · '\Yith re pe t thereto haYing been ma le 

an 1 directed to the Pre. id nt : 

.J.. To,v, THEREF RE on behalf of the Pre. i<.len of the -United 

'tat ·, th S ational Indu trial RecoY ry Board, pur unnt to authority -re t cl in it b3 E.s:ecuti\Te Or ler.- of the Pre ·iclent, including 

Ex <:utiY Order '; o. G .J9. elated ept mber ~ T. 193-:1:, nncl otheri\i e; 

does h reb incorporate by r ef rence .. ail annexed rer,ort and does 

finc1 that ai 1 Supplemental C cle m1 li . in nll respect · with h 

pertinent proYi ions an 1 ,,ill promot th polic:y and purpo es f 

·aid T itl of ai 1 Act · and doe. hereby n1 r that ~aid Suppl mental 

Code of Fair omp titian be and i is h reby approYed; provi,:le 1, 

hosrnY r, that the pro-ri ·i n of ~\..rtide "\ III Se ·tion (a) and (b) , 

in ·ofar as they pre...,cribe a ,Yaiting period b b,een the filing with the 

Code Authority ( or uch a gen· a · may be de ·io·nated in the Supplemental Code) an 1 the effectiYe elute of price li ti a orirrinally 

fil cl and/ or revi eel pri ,, lit. or r eYi eel term and condition of 

sal be and th y h ereby are . tayed p ncling further order. 

KATI ~ TAL L TD ·."TRL.\.L RECOYERY BOARD, 

By G. . LYxcn, Ad mini ·frativ Officer. 

Appro-ral recommended: 

BAr.TO~ \\ . :J\I "CRR.\. y. 

Division .ddml,1i ·trator. \\T ASHIXGTON D. ., October 11 1,934. 

90 42°-l~H-41-3:! (1) 
REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT 

The PRESIDE T, 

The White House. 

Sm : This is a report on the Supplemental Code of Fair Competition for the Sawmill :Machinery Subdivision of l\1achinery and 

Allied Products Indu try, a public hearing on which was held in 

1i'f ashington, D. C., on December 6, 1933, and r econvened on December 21, 1933. The hearings were conducted in full accordance 

with the provisions of Title I of the National Industrial Recovery 

A ct. 

GENERAL STATEMENT 

The Sawmill Nfachinery Subdivision, being truly repre entative 

of the manufacturers of the products defined in Article II of the 

Su1 I lemental Code, has ele"tec1 to formulate and submit a Supplemental Code of Fair Competition as provided in the second paragraph of Article I of the Code of Fair Competition for the Machinery and A llied Product · Industry, approved by you on the 

seventeenth day of March, 193-!. 

T he Sub di vision include the manufacture :for sale of ma ·hinery 

and parts thereof for use in sawmills for converting ·aw logs or 

timber into lumber and other timber product , and include · all 

tho. e engaged in the manufacture of such machinery for ale. 

ECO O1\IIC EFFECT 

Annual ·a le. in the Subdivision, according to the code application, declined from $2,540,000 in 1929 to $261,000 in 1932, or 90 

per cent. The Subdivision has not furnished direct fio-ures which 

wo11l l inch ate an increase in produ tion for 1933. Aggregate inve t.e l capital aitc1 production capacity bave r emained reasonably 

constant. 

E timates ·h wing employment for ·he entire Subdi ·i ion ubrnitted jn th ·o 1 application jnclicate that employm nt declined 

from 657 wag earners in 1929 to 1 8 in 19 3, or 71.4 I er. nt. 

Th c:ff ·t of the 40-hour provision with produ ti n at m r normal 

.levels may l e c timat l on a ba js of the 1930-1931 av r::w of t tal 

man-hour. · 1) r ,v k by divi lino· by the number of hour I rescribed 

jn th ·o l . After 1929 man-hour. declined stea lily from 34,690 t 

n minimum of G.9 0 in 1932, or appro.rimat ly O p rccnt. " raoman-honr: in 19 3 incr a:el1 to 13,750, or ~ .5 per ent, and have 

remajne l almost ·on. trrnt. 

If it i as:mnecl that th 17,745 av rag man-h nr for 19 0-1931 

ar r pr ,~cntati.v . of th v lum of 1 rocluction f r tho y ar , and 

a rea ·onabl mca:ur of rnan-h 11r r quircm nt in a m r normal 

(2) 
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p riod. the adoption of th 40-1 om· w k ,Youl 1 r quir a :for f 

np1 r :xima ly 4::1:0 em1 l y 'S 11' 7 p rcent of th H)2 workino· 

1 Yel. 

"-inn- to the impo. · ·ii ili( of nll •mploy 

\Yorkino· th rnaxin nm 40 1 our.·. th avera O' ,-r rk ,, k will be 

fh rt r: . ay 36 a~. ·ume l ffe tiY h our.·· < ncl emr loym nt ·orr ponclingly great r ~ viz, 490 ,n>rker. · ,,ill be r quir 1 t o l ro lu · the 

1 -; 0-1 31 ,-alum . 

The minimum ,ya o· p r vi. ·i ns f or the 'uLcliYi.·ions whi ·h are opratin · nn<l r th 'ocl of the irachin ery and Alli l Produ ct Inl 1:--try. nre ba. eel n a fl a L min im nm hon ·iy ra te of ·ent. per h our 

for the outh an 1 th f llowine: ·it3 populnti n liffer ential · for all 

ther . e ·tion.· of the .,.nite l ta te : 

OYvr f>0,000 11opnla ti n ___________ ________ __ _________ ___ __ -:I: c n t. · p r h our. 

10.00D to 50.UO!J l)(Jl)Ulati 11 __________ __ ____ __ __ ____ __ __ ___ 3 c n t:-: p r J OUl'. 

lU.000 1,01rnlatiou , ncl u rnl r_ _ __ ___ ___ _ ___ _ _ ____ ___ __ __ ___ :~6 c •nt.· pe r hour. 

In a 1 lition t o the minimum -n·a ·e rate. .-h o,-rn abcn- . th de 

proYi le· that women eno-agecl in ·ub.-tantially the ~ame '\\Ork a. 

men . . hall r ceive the . ame r ate of pay a. nch men employ e: : t hat 

th minimum "age f r " men employ e. eno-agecl in plant oper ati n 

. ·hall be not le · than u 7.G p er cent of the proper rate f or the locality 

in -n-hich employ cl as sr ecifiecl · and that the minimum in the outh 

l all be not le ·s than :32 c nL p er h our. 

Distribution f the number of fa ·tory ,Yorker.· r c i ,-ing cla ,jfied 

rate~ in the .~pec:ified ar as are not aYailable. Con equently, it i onl_v 

po. ~ible t e timate th appr ox imat e number of fa ctory -nTorker "ho 

"ill r · iYe the benefit of th J,r o1 o ·eel minimum h our! rate , r eganll .· of location. on the ba ·is of th number of factor} ,vorker 

1:ec' iYing les. · than th cle i()'natec1 h ourly r ate · a· of June 15: ~ 33. 

E. ·ti111otrcl 1111 ,n l;rr of f act ory worl; r.· r cr·ci'l:i11 u l '88 tlw 11 clc.· ignatrrl lio ur l y rrtfc' 

P rGilO ed minimum hourly rates 

40 cents (other r. S.) ___ ___________ _______ __________ ______ ______________ ___ _ _ 

3 cents (other 'C'. , .. )._ ------------ . -. -----. ------. _ --------------- ---------- 36 c nt (other 1: . .__) _____ __ ___ __ __ ___ __________ _______ _________ ________ ____ _ 

32 cent ( outh) ·--. __ _ .. -. ---- ----------------------------------------------

Di tribution of factory workers recei,ing Jes than the minimum, re- gardless of location 

Approximate 

I 

Approximate percent number 

.50. 4 

c o 

43.6 

34. 7 

130 

121 

11~ 

!) 

Ba e l on the di tribution a. of J unc 13, 1033 ancl on the peci.fie 1 

p 1· 0 ntage.· of the number of f act or , '\\Orker r ecei...-in o- le · than the 

cl ...:i<rnat ecl rate .. h own in the ab Ye table the adoption of the propo. ed minimum rate.- -will probably cau ·e an incr ea e in f actory payroll:·. The estimated increa e as of June 15, 1933 r e 0 ·arcle of locati n of the -worker.~ . ,vill p r obably under the most faYorable conclition ·. not excee 1 1-:1:.0 per ent a. ·urning onl up-war 1 acl ju tment in 

the bracket belo" the 4:O-cent minimum and no change in m an-hour 

requirements. 
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, , RESUl\:IE OF SUPPLEl\IENTAL CODE 

Article I states the purpose of the Supplemental Code. 

Article II accurately defines specific terms applicable to the Subdivision as used in this Supplemental Code. 

Article III provides for the adop tion of the employment provision of the Code of Fair Competition £or the Machinery and 

Allied Product Industry, as approved by you, and as from time to 

time amended. 

Article IV provides for the adoption of rticles II, VI, VII I and 

I X of the Code of Fair Competition for the Machinery and Allied 

Product. Industry, in accordance with th conditions of this Artie.le 

governing their adoption. 

\_ rticle V provides for the establishment of :1 Code \._uthority and 

defines its powers and duties. Article VI provide for an accounting sy tern and methods of co -t 

finding and/ or estimating. 

Article VII provide that no products of the Subdivision shall be 

sold or offered for sale below a reasonable co t when the Code 

Authority determines that an emergency exists. 

Article VIII provides for method of setting up, revising and filing 

price lists and discount sheets and t erms o-f sale and payment. 

Article IX states that no pr ovision of this Supplemental Code 

relatino· to pricing and marketing shall apply to export sales. 

Article X provides for the modification of thi Supplemental Code 

by the Pre ident. Provi ·ion is al o made that modifications may be 

·ubmitted by tL.e Code Authority to the Administrator for approval. 

Articl X I. No provi ion of this Supplemental Code hall be so 

appli~d a · to permit monopolie , or monopolistic practices, or to 

eliminate, oppre s, or discriminate against small enterprises. 

Article XII st ates the effective date of this Supplemental Code. 

FI~DING 

The \. · i tant Deputy Admini. ·trat or in his final report to u. on 

~aic1 ur plemental Code having found as herein set forth and on the 

basis of all the proceedings in thi matter : 

,Y find that : 

(a ) Said Supplemental Co le is ,YeJl de igne l to promote the 

policies and purpo es of Title I of the National Indn trial Rec: ov ry 

Act, in lucling removal o-f ob. trnctions to the free flow of interstat 

and foreign commer e which tenc1 to diminish the amount thereof 

an 1 will provide for th general wclfa r by promoting the oro-anization of industry for the purp o~e of coop r ativ action amo110 the 

t.rac1 g roup: by indu cing and ma intaining united action of labor 

and management nnder adequate rroy rnm ntal anction and uperYi ·i n, by ~liminatin · unfair c· mpetitivc pnlcti e , by promotin · the 

full t l ossibl utilization of th pre· nt pro luctiv apacity of 

irnlu. tric.-, by avoi lino- un lue restri ·ti n of produ tion ( ex ept a, ma r b tcmporarjly r equir " 1) by incr a ·ing th on umption of 

inc1u -trial and agri ultural I ro ln ts through in rea ing purchasing 

p w 'l' l y r lu ing an 1 reli ving nncmpl ym nt, by improving 

tandar<l · f labor, ancl by oth rwi rehabilitating in<lu try. 
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(b) aid Subc1ivi. ·ion normally mploy.· n t mor than 50 0 

rnploy ~ · an l i · not ·la. ifi 1 by n. · a.· a major jndu. try. 

( ) Th u1 pl m ntal de a.· approy cl ·omplie.- in all r . p ·ts 

with the pertinent provi. ion: of : ail Ti le of . aid \. t, in ·lu ling 

with ut limitati n ~ub.- ction (a) f 'e ·ti n : , 'nbs ·tion (a) of 

ction 7 an 1 ub.. ·tion (b) of ction 10 tb reof; nn 1 that the 

a1 pli ant a.- ociation js an in 1u 'trial a . .-ociation trnl} r pre. entatiYe of the afore.~aicl ubdi, i i n · an 1 that :ail a ·. o iation impo. s 

no inegllitable re ·tri tion.· n admi · ·ion to rnembrr. ·hip th rein. 

( d) The nppl m ntal o le i · not lesig11 l to arnl "-ill not permit monopolie · or monopoli ti practi ·e.-. 

( e) The upplemental Cod i.- not design eel to and will not .eliminate or oppr s. mall enterpri...:e · an l will not op rate to c1i:criminate 

ao-ain. t them. 

(f) Tho._ e engng d in other tep of th economi 1 ro e : ha Ye 

not been deprived f he right to b h ar 1 prior to ap1 r >val of . aid 

upplemental Co le. 

For the e rea ·on.·, th refor . we have a1 pro-ved thi · upplernental 

ode provided that certain provi ·ion. relating t pric publication 

are ta eel a tatec1 in th Orel r. 

Re pectfully 

OCTOBER 11, 193±. 

X. TI0X.\L Ixm::."rRIAL RECOYERY BOARD, 

By G. A. LY-- n, Acl?ninistrativ Officer. 
S PPLEMENTARY CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION FOR 

SA "'\V :MILL MACHI ERY INDUSTRY 

A DIYI ION OF THE 1\IACHINERY AND .ALLIED PRODUCTS INDUSTRY 

ARTICLE I-PURPOSES 

To effectuate the policies of Title I of the rational Inclu trial 

Recovery Act, the following provisions are established a a Supple1nental Code of Fair Competition for the Saw Mill Machinery Subclivi ion of the Machinery and Allied Products Industry, and 

together with the Code of Fair Competition of Machinery and Allied 

Product Indu try, hall be the tandard of fair competition for this 

Subdi-ri ·ion, and . hall be bindino- on every member thereof. 

ARTICLE II-DEFINITION'S 

'Applicant" mean the Saw Mill Machinery l\1anufacturers Association, a trade organization, all member of which are engaged in 

the manufacture for sal of tl11" product of the Saw :Mill Machinery 

ubclivi ion of the lHachin r3 an l Allied Product Indu try. 

• Indu try ' means the 1\1:achinery and Allied Product Indu try, 

a le.fined in it Code of Fair Competition a approved by the Presiclent, :March 17, 1934, and a such definition may from time to time 

be amended. 

Subdivi ion" mean the Sa" :Mill ]Ha hinery SubdiYi ion of the 

l'.\fachinery and Allied Product Indu try a defined and ~et forth 

in parao-raph 30 Article II of th Code of Fair ompetition of the 

Iachinery and Allied Product I ndu tr. a follo" : 

' Sawmill 1achiner1 ubclivi ion ' means the 1nanufactur e for 

·ale of machinery and ·part thereof for u in awmill for con-rerting saw loo· or timbers into lumber and other timber I r odu t · and 

include all tho e engaged in the manufactur of uch machiner3 for 

.-a le. 

' Code ·· mean the Code of Fair Competition of the l\iiachinery · and 

Allied Products Inclu ·try a appron~d by the Pr ident. 1\Iarch 17, 

1934, and a. from time to time amended. 

'Per ·on" mean · a natural per on a partner hip a rporation, 

nn a~·:ociation, a tru t, a tru tee, a trn t e in bankrur t y, a re iv r 

or ther ntit3 . 

· Empl y r mean · any per on engage l in thi n ith r 

on hi. own b half or a an n1plo_ver f labor. 

' Empl y m an. an on wh i mr loyed in th 

by any .-u ·h Employer. 

'' Th \.. -t m an · 1itl I of th ~ ati nal In lu trial R t. · The Pr .-icl nt m an. th Pr ·i l nt of the United 

,: Ba ·ic 1 le Auth rity ,, m an th l \.nth rit for the 

Ia hin ry aull \lli cl Pr · 111 t In lu · r a on titut l b th le. 

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ode uthori mean the Code uthori 'or tituted for 

thi ub livi ion a I rovi 1 d by th od and by thi upplem ntal 

Code. 

r up od mean the oJ uthority for any 

group r pr luct cla ification within thi. " ubdivi ion. 

Publi h :, m an to make a,ailable t th J nblic . 

... RTI L III- E).f PLOY)IE~T )n n r x 

The f ollowin (Y 

Hour ' · rti 1 

Pro,i ion 

with the 

o le. 

ode nz: rticle III, Working 

an l rti le v ' General Labor 

a par of this ur plemental Code, 

were written into thi upplem ntal 

_,..\_RTICLE I,-A~oPTI :x F OTHER PRon rox OF ConE 

Th followinO' Article of the ode, -viz: \xticle II Definition " 

Article "\TI. ' · dmini tra ion to the extent that they hall be 

applicable to thi upplemental Code a ·uch or a it ma hereafter 

be admini ter€d a an autonomou Code· Article "\ III. ' Iodifica- tion and Termination · and rticle IX, ' Withdrawal' are 

hereb3· made a part of thi upplemental node with the ame effect 

a if they wer written int thi upplemental Code. 

~ RTI LE Y-'AD).fIXI Til_\. TIO~ -

(a) ... o le uthority for thi ubdivi i n i hereby c n tituted 

to admini ter, . uper,i. e and fa cilitate fh enforcen1ent of the ode 

and of thi~ ·upplem0 ntal ode in the manner and to the extent 

pro1i<lecl in the ode and in thi upplemental Code. 

b During a period not to exceed , ixty ( 60) day following 

the effecti,e date an l pending the electi n f the permanent ode 

uthority, th executi,e committee of th Applicant hall con titute 

a temp rary o le A uthority. 

Thi: ubdi, ion ha,ing held an ele tion for a I ermanent no le 

... uth rity under the pro,i ion of the ode of Fair ompetiti 11 

for the .... Iachinery an l Allied P roduct Indu try the method of 

election havino- been appro,ed. and the Code _ uthority having been 

offi ·iallv recoO'nizecl. the Co 1 e AuthoritT' o lected hall on ·titute 

th fir t permanent ode ~uthority for 'thi ubdi,i ion. Fol' ~ ubequ nt lecti n: the pro,i. ion f this ode for el tion of a permanent ode ~ uth rity hall apply. 

( c) The applicant ..:hall. b:v written noti e mailed to all employers 

"h ~e name the applicant ha obtained aft r rea onal ly diligent 

earch, call a m etino· of mpl yer~ to be held 1'ithin ixty ( O) 

day aft r the :ffe ti, date for the purpo e of ele ting a pernia- nent no le .... uthoritv, "hich ·hall n i -t of not le~ than three 

(3) . nor more than nm 9 me1.1ber..: and for the purpo e of adopting procedural rule and regulation for the rganization and operation of the permanent od Authority. uch -written notice hall. 

be ent by reo-i tered mail at lea t fifteen ( 15) day prior to the time 

fixed for uch meeting. 
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One of the members of the permanent Code Authority shall be 

elected in any fair manner, with the approval of the National Industrial Recovery Board, by employer in this Sub liYi ion not members 

of the Applicant, who ar cooperating in thi Supplemental Code as 

de.Jcribed in Section ( cl) hereof if ·o cl 0 ired by ·u ·h non-members. 

Any yacancy on the Code Authority due to death. resignation, or 

becuu e a member thereof ha s cea eel to be connected with the Sublivi ion, shall be filled at a meeting of e1nployer: ·alled by the Code 

\..uthority on at least fift 0 en days notice by regi -terecl mail sent to 

all employers in thi SubcliYision, and by a ..-ot Rimilar to the vote 

by which the retired member wa- originally elected. 

'The National Indu trial RecoYery Board ma3, in it di cretion, 

appoint one a lclitional member (without vote and without expense 

to the Indu try). The permanent Code Authority o elected and 

appointed hall uper ede the temporary Code Authority. 

( cl) Any employer shall be entitled to vote, either in per on or by 

proxy, at th election of the permanent Code Authority an l at other 

meetings of employers and share in the benefit of the activities of 

Code Authority and may participate in any endeavor of Code 

Authority in the preparation of any amendment. · or r evi ions of or 

addition. or supplements to this Supplemental Code by paying or 

agreeing to pay, as and when asse eel, his proper pro rata share of 

the rea onable cost of administering this Supplemental Code as 

determined by Code Authority and ap1:,roved by the National Indu -

trial RecoYery Boarcl. 

This pro rata share shall b 0 computed on the ba. i. of one share for 

each 100,000 of the aYerage annual sale billed f. o. b. plant by each 

employer for the preceding two calendar years a reporte 1 to Code 

Authority, to be computed ·at the b ginnino· of ea h Galendar year 

c n l to apply throughout the then current >·ear. Each employer 

hall be obligated to pa at least one share. 

( e) Action by employer in any Subdivision meeting for the election of Cod Authority shall be b Yote of the emplo~ er entitled 

to vote a provided in Section ( c1) of this i.rticle V, ea h such employer to have one Yote onl). Action by employers in any Subdivi ion meeting for the adoption of procedural rule , revi ion or 

additions to the Supplemental Code, or the transaction of other bu ine of the Subdivi ion under thi · Supplemental Code, hall b 0 by 

..-ot of the employer in the ..... ub livision who ar entitled to vote 

ther at a provided in Section (cl), Article Y of the Supplemental 

ode and ar present in person or by proxy duly e:s:ecut0 l an 1 fil d 

,vith Col .Authority; a t and compute l in the manner l rovi led in 

ection ( 1) , \.rticl \ I of the Co le. All que tion as to th number of vot · which each employer shall bn entitled to ca t at any 

meetino· of mployer · other than the meeting held to v t for th 

el ction of the perman nt Code Authority ·hall be cl t rmined by 

Code Authority, in ac ordance with S ction ( cl) Articl VI of th 

ode. 

n orcl r that th C cle nthority hall at all time b trul r re1 r -

,' ntati, o th Rubc1ivi ·ion and in oth r re p t. mply ·with th 

pro,Ti ·ions of th t, the .,.. ati nal Inclu trial R overy Boar l ma 

Ir ·crib . u h h arino-: a~ it may 1 em pr p r ; an l th reaft r if it 
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shall find that the Cod uthority i not truly r epre entative or loes 

not in other reNpects comply with the provi ion of the ct, may 

requir an appropriate mo Efi ation of the Code uthority. 

Each trade or indu trial a ociation direr-tly or in lire tly participating in the selecti n or activitie of the o le uthority shall (1) 

impo e no inequitable re triction on memb r ·hip, and (2) ubmit to 

th National Indu trial Re over3 Boar 1 true copie of it articles 

of a ·ociation b3 -law , r egulation , and any amendment. when made 

thereto. together with uch other information a · to memb r hip, 

organization and activities a th National Inclu trial Recovery 

Board may deem nece sary to effectuate the purpo e of th ct. 

(f) Employer in thi Subdivi jon having a common intere t and 

con1111on problems may be gronr eel by Co le Authority for admini trative purpo e . There may be a grDup Code uthority approved or appointed by a Code Authority for each uch group. 

(g) If formal complaint i made to Co le Authority that provisions of this Supplemental Code have been violated by any employer, 

Co le uthority or the proper Group ode Authority may, to the 

extent permitted by the Act, cau. e ·uch inve. tigation or audit to be 

made, a may be deemed nece -~ ary. If uch inYestigation i · made 

by Group Code Authorit3 it shall report the result of such investigation or audit to ode ~ uthority for action. 

(h) The Code uthority ma) appoint a Trade Practice Committee which shall meet with the Trade Practice Committee · appoint0 d 

under uch other Code as may be related to the SubJiYi ion for the 

purpo e of formulating fair trade practice to govern the relationhip. bet11een production and distribution employees under this 

upplemental Code an l under such other to the extent that uch 

f air tra le practice. may be propo eel to he J.. ational Indu trial 

Recovery Board a amendments to this Supplemental Code and 

uch other codes. 

ARTICL1~ YI- Acco x n To _\.XD Co nxG 

The Code Authority . hall cau. ·e to be formulat 0 d an accounting 

sy~tem and method of cost finding ancl/ or e timating capable of 

u ·e by all employer of the nbc1ivision. ...\fter such y tern and 

methods have been formulated, full detail. concerning them shall 

be made available to all employer ·. Thereafter all employers ·hall 

determine and/ or e. tinrnte cot in acconLn e 11ith the principles 

of uch method ·. 

AnTICLE YII- ELLIXG DELO\\. llE-LOXAnLE r- , T 

SECTIO ... T 1. 1\11cn the Cocle )._uthority determine that an emergency exi t in his Subdi,ision anc.1 tl1.:1t the cnus thereof is d -

structive price-cutting snch a to r end r ineffecti,e or . eriou ·ly 

endanger the maintenance of the provi ions of thi 0 upplemental 

Code, the Code Authority may cau...:e to be det 0 rmined the lowe.-t 

rea onable cot of the products of this Snbchvi ion, uch d termination to · be ubj ect to uch notice and hearing as the ~:rational Indu trial Recovery Board may require. Th0 X ational Indu trial 

Recovery Board may approve, di approve, or modify the deter-
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mination. Thereafter, during the period of the emero-encp, it hall 

be an unfair tra le practice for an3 employer of th Subdivi ion 

to ell or offer to ell any products of the Subdivi ion for whi ·h 

the lowest rea onable co. t has been determine l at su h prices or 

upon uch term or condition of al that the buyer will pav le 

therefor than the lowe t rea onable co t of uch product . ,, hen it appear. that condition ha-ve changed the Code Authority 111 on it own initiative or upon the reque t of an intere ted 

party . hall cau e the determination to be reYiewed. 

ARTI LE , III-PnrcE Lr T 

(a) If ancl "TT"hen Code Authority determine that in an3 oToup 

of the Subdivi'·ion it has been the generally re ognized practi e to 

·ell a pecified product on the ba i of net price li..,t or pric li t 

with di count beet , and term of ale and payment ach em11 yer 

engaged in the manufacture of such product shall, within ten (10) 

days after notice of such determination file with Code Authority a 

net price li t, or n price iist -with di count heet as the ca e may be, 

inch, iduall prepared by him showing hi current price r price. 

and di count , and term of sal and payment for such pecified 

produ t, nncl Co le Authorit3 shall imme liately publi h and s n l 

copies ther of to all known emplo er "TT"ho are cooperating under 

thi · Supplemental Code a de~cribed in Article ( c1) and en o·aged 

in the nianufacture of nch ,~pecified pro lucts. 

ReYised pri e lists and/ or di. count sheet and/ or term· of ale 

and pa3 ment may be filed from time to time ther after with the 

Code Authority by any such employ r, to b'-'come operatiYe upon the 

date ·pecifie l therein, but such revised price Ii ts and/or di count 

~heet and/ or term of ale and payment shall be filed with the Code 

Authority ten (10) days in ad,ance of the operative date. Copie 

thereof. wi.,h notice of the operati,e date pecifiecl, shall be immecliatel3 publi heel and ...,ent to all employers cooperating under the uppl mentc 1 od.e a de cribecl in Article V (cl), an3 of "ham ma · file, if he o de. ires, revi ions of his price Ii t and/ or discount heets 

and 'or term of ale and payment, which shall become effectiY· .... upon 

th date "hen the reYi e 1 price Ii t and/ or di count beet an l/or 

terms of ale and payment fir t filed hall O'O into effect. 

(b I If and when od uthorit. hall letermin that in any 

group of the Subdi i ion not now selling its proclu t on the ba i of 

pric lit ancl; or li count heets and/or term of ale and paym nt 

th distribution or marketing conditions in the oToup are the .. :amc 

a . or ...,imilar to, th distribution or marketinO' ondition in a grou1 

,i.-her the use of price Ii ·ts and/ r discount ·heet and/ or term. of 

ale an l payment i w 11 reco ·nizecl, and hat a y t m of ,_elling on 

n I ric: list or pric li t and di count sheet with term f al 

an 1 pa rment for uch · I e ifi l pro lnct hould b" pu int eff ct in 

u h O'l'Onp then each 1111 loy r in nch Toup hall within h-v nt r 

(20) day. after n ti f :u h let rmination fil with o l .1 uthorit net pric list. or prfre li~t • nc1 li unt h t , with t rm~ f al 

aiHl n, ·ment . h :\'in · his 1 rice an l di ount h t , ,,ith term of 

. al ~ncl payment. and :u ·h I ri e Ii ts an 1/ r li~COll t h t an 1/or 

t rm.· of . al and pa_rm nt may b th r after r. _i 1 in tl 111~1:ner 

h reinbcfor pro,ided. 'u ·h m thod. f In 111 · an l r TL_l n 
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th reof hall be ' puhli h l and nt a de · ribed in thi rticle 

VI II e tion (a). Pr vi l cl that ode uthorit hall make no 

cl termination to pla any produ t of th ubdivi 'ion (not now on 

a pric li t ba i ) on a price li t ba i a provi le l in this e tion 

unl affirmative on ent t u h det rmination i · ·iv n by a twothird Yote of employer who ar at that time c p rating under thi 

upr lemental Cod a le rib cl in rticle V ( l) an l ar engaged 

in manufacturing u h produ t. Th ligibility requirement , me tho 1, an 1 effect of u h votin a hall be th m a i provide 1 by 

.. rti 1 \ . ( c) I f and when od ... uthority hall determin that it i unde- irable to continue the filing of net price li t and/ or pri e li t ith 

di count heet and/ or fixe l term of ale and paymen on an· produc.t in re~pect of which uch filing ha theretofore been required 

uch filing hall cea e an 1 the l rovi ion of thi, rticle hall not 

apply to uch product unle s and until Code uthorit hall again 

d t rrnine that uch filing be made. ( d) Code Authority for the purpo e of determining lowe t rea on- able o t hall have power, on its own initiative, or on the complaint 

of an3 employer, to inve tigate to the extent permitted by the Act 

any price or the term of ale and l ayment for any product hown 

in any pric li t an 1/ or di count sheet o filed with Code uthority 

b any employer · and: for the purpo e of the in-ve tiaation thereof, 

to require uch employer to furnish uch information concerning the 

cost of manufacturing and elling uch product a Code uthority 

hall leem nece sary or proper for such purpose. 

o employer hall ell dir ctly or indire tly by anv means what- oever an:i produc of the Indu try co-vered bv provi ion of this 

Article VIII at a different price or on more favorable terms of 

payment than tho e provi led in his own current net price li ts, or 

price li t~ and di count heet . 

,_ RTICLE IX- ALES FOR EXPORT 

The provi ion of thi upplemental Code cone rnino· pricing and 

marketing hall not apply to direct export ale of any product or 

to ale of any product de tined ultimately for :s:port. The term 

:s:port shall inclu le all hipment to all place 11ithout the evral State of the United State and the Di trict of Columbia· provide 1, ho\\'eYer, that no hipment to any territor:r or po e ion of 

the nited States hall be consi lered an export when any employer 

is engaged in the ubdivi,ion in uch territory or po e ion. 

ARTICLE X-1UomFICATIOX 

(a) A.· provided by Se tion 10 (b) of the Act. the Pre ident may 

from time to time cancel or modify any or 1 r, approYal licen e rule 

or regulation i ued under Title I of the i.ct. 

(b) ny amendment addition , revi ion . or ·upplement of this 

Supplemental Code propo eel by Code Authority an l authorized by 

the affirmafr'""e Yote of t110-third of the emplo ers, hall be in full 

force and effect U:f-)On approval by th 0 National Indu trial Reco-very 

Board. The eligibilit3 requirement method and effect of ·uch voting hall be the ame a provided b} Article V hereof. 
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ARTICLE XI-J\1oNOPOLIEs 

o provi ion of this Supplemental Code shall be so applied as to 

permit rnonopolie or monopolistic practices, or to eliminate, oppress, 

or di criminate against small enterprises. 

ARTICLE XII-EFFECTIVE DA TE 

This Supplemental Code hall become effective and binding on all 

per ons engaged in the Subdivi ion on the eleventh day after its 

approval. 

Approvecl ode No. 347-Supplement No. 43. 

Registry o. 1399'-48. 

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